There are several home treatments that can help cure hoarseness, as this situation is not always serious and tends to disappear within a few days, along with the rest of the voice and good hydration of the throat.
The 7 tips for dealing with hoarseness at home are:
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Following all these recommendations, hoarseness should improve or disappear.
Your doctor usually only indicates the use of corticosteroids or antibiotics when they are critical to solving the cause. When the cause is a misuse of voice, speech therapy can help.
In case of constant hoarseness, it is recommended to see your doctor because it may be something more serious that requires specific treatment, such as vocal cord nodules or larynx cancer. Learn more about larynx cancer.
Constant hoarseness can be related to habits such as smoking, drinking or being in highly polluted environments.
Emotional hoarseness can occur during periods of increased stress and anxiety, and in this case, having a soothing tea like Valerian and trying to solve problems can solve hoarseness. See some natural remedies to calm her down.
The most common causes of hoarseness are poor use of the voice, flu, colds or mucus, hormonal changes, such as those that occur in adolescence, gastroesophageal reflux disease, which damages the larynx, respiratory allergies, persistent dry cough, hypothyroidism, stress, anxiety, Parkinson’s disease or myasthenia and heart or throat surgery.
Other causes are also smoking or overconsumption of alcoholic beverages, and for treatment to be truly effective it is important to discover and eliminate the cause.
It is recommended to see your doctor if the hoarseness persists for more than 2 weeks or if it is accompanied by symptoms such as coughing up blood or shortness of breath. Babies should also be taken to the pediatrician as soon as they feel hoarse.
O médico indicado para resolver este problema é o clínico geral, que poderá avaliar o estado de saúde geral do indivíduo e as causas comuns da rouquidão. Se ele achar que a rouquidão é específica, poderá indicar o especialista que é o otorrinolaringologista.
During the appointment, the doctor should be informed how long it takes for hoarseness, when you have noticed hoarseness, and whether there are other associated symptoms. The more information your doctor receives, the better it will be possible to make the diagnosis and indicate appropriate treatment.
Hoarseness tests are needed to clarify the cause, especially if hoarseness is not easily cured.
During your appointment, your doctor may see your throat from laryngoscopy, but depending on your suspicion, you may also order tests such as endoscopy and larynx electromyography, for example. Learn how to perform an endoscopy and prepare.